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Excursion's Training...CONTINUES!!

Sly lead me outside of the shelter and then instructed me to hit some straw men that he had made. I stepped back and got into combat position, one leg in front and another behind while my blade lay docile.

The snow fell from above as everything was silent, Sly looked at my position with endless curiosity. His eyes seemed to look at everything that my stance had and disassemble it into a way that he could understand.

In a sudden burst of movement, I jumped up into the air my arm wielding my sword stood at the peak of my height, then I fell down.

Once my leg touched the soft ground I dashed at the straw man the stabbed my blade into its shoulder then I twisted the sword in its shoulder tearing the shoulder apart.

Sly: "When did you get a new nail?"

Excursion: "I went out of the shelter and found it stuck on the floor."

I quickly made up a lie, Sly found it believable or at least it seemed like he did. I took out the nail and took off the straw on the blade with care.

Sly: "Your stance, looks similar to how a dancer moves. But your attacks tell a different story, they are brutal and unforgiving. Also when you started the battle you observed your enemies, even though it was just a straw man. I don't know if it was on purpose but still, it shows that you are not someone to rush into combat head first. In short, I'm impressed."

Excursion: "Thank you for the compliments, so Sly do you have anyone? Like a wife or girlfriend?"

I asked as I hit another straw man with varying amounts of strength to see how much damage I could get out of a slash if I tried to.

Sly: "No, since I've sworn to be by the king's side till the end I'm prohibited from having children unless the king says I can."

Excursion: "Soo~ you have no freedom at all in this matter? Why would you even stay by the king if you're just going to be a tool for his missions?"

Sly: "... Let's leave this topic alone."

I looked at Sly as he stared at his nail, clearly something happened to him to make him stay with the king. I sliced the straw man's head off as Sly walked over and said.

Sly: "I'm going to teach you another Nail Art, this one is considerably harder than the last one."

Excursion: "Alright, I'm ready."

Sly crouched down and started to charge up, he then spun his blade around near the straw men slicing them in half. After his Nail Art was finished he looked at me, I was thinking if I was able to do it.

I crouched down and charged, soul gathered into my nail and I spun around. I lasted way shorter than Sly though, but I was still proud of myself. I then heard Sly looking at me his face was tensed up as he said.

Sly: "I'm going to have to do something..."

Sly walked away, leaving me by myself. In the meantime, while Sly was gone I started to do push-ups and jumping jacks.

Excursion: "100 push-ups and 100 jumping jacks. Damn, what's taking Sly so long?"

I stopped doing jumping jacks and started to go to the area where Sly went, I heard some talking in the distance and put my back behind a wall and started to listen in.

Sly: "Please, my king just a little bit more time."

Pale King: "I have spared you enough time, remember your place, Nail Sage. Unless I need to remind you? Now do the job I have told you to do."

Sly: "...Yes, my lord."

Somehow the Pale King's voice came from the very winds of Kingdoms Edge, the conversation ended and Sly stood there in silence while holding his chest.

Sly: "... Esmy, when will I be able to break these chains? I wish you were here with me, by my side as we once were in the past..."

Sly stood up and then started to walk in my direction, I moved quickly back to the place where the straw men were. Sly came and looked at me as I was panting.

Sly: "You were training even though I wasn't here? Good, now let's do something different from the last time."

Sly said as he pointed his nail up into the sky, I looked up in confusion. There was nothing there, I wondered what Sly was trying to do.

Sly: "We will be heading to the Colosseum Of Fools, there you will prove your skill by beating the other combatants there."

Excursion: "Are you going to be competing?"

Sly: "No, why would I battle with fools who can't even wield their nails right?"

Sly said as he put his oversized nail on his shoulder, he then started to walk forward I started to silently follow him.

'The Pale King seems to be very corrupt and has his attention on me. I should try to find a way to help free Sly from the Pale King's grasp. Though before that I need to get a good grip on this power of mine. From what I know, I can make my hands covered with Void making them stronger basically Haki from One Piece.' I crushed a massive rock underneath my foot, as Sly started to climb some rocks.

'I should use my stat points since I'm going to the colosseum soon.' I opened my stats and poured it all into endurance and vitality.

[Vitality: 38 (2000/2000)]

[Endurance: 36]

[Skill Gained: Regeneration: If you don't know what this is then your stupid.]

I felt my natural armor getting denser and denser, now any base nail would break on my armor. I was happy with my choice and then realized that I was in front of the Colosseum with Sly.

A giant dead beast served as the entrance of the Colosseum, a dim light shone from the inside of the beast. I could hear the clashing of weapons and the screams of victory coming from inside, to be honest, it was alluring to me.

Sly: "Get prepared, the Colosseum has introduced many new champions this year."

I nodded as we walked into the Maw Of The Fool.